Weather in State Center, Iowa
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
State Center, IA
Sunday, May 17 at 6:06 AM
66
°
Overcast
Feels like
62°
Humidity
67%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Sunset
8:28 PM
State Center, IA
Hour by hour · 24h
64°
1a
62°
2a
61°
3a
60°
4a
57°
5a
56°
6a
59°
7a
63°
8a
67°
9a
72°
10a
76°
11a
79°
12p
83°
1p
85°
2p
86°
3p
88°
4p
87°
5p
86°
6p
84°
7p
81°
10%
8p
75°
11%
9p
75°
23%
10p
78°
42%
11p
71°
25%
12a
State Center, IA
7-day forecast
- TodayMay 17Thunderstorm79%80°63°
- MondayMay 18Thunderstorm96%83°65°
- TuesdayMay 19Heavy Drizzle96%64°45°
- WednesdayMay 20Overcast—60°40°
- ThursdayMay 21Drizzle—63°47°
- FridayMay 22Drizzle10%66°52°
- SaturdayMay 23Light Drizzle14%67°53°
State Center, IA
Next 24 hours · Cool now
State Center, IA
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
From · True
SE
137° · backing 54°
Direction
SE
137°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
30
mph
Peak 24h
30
avg 7
Beaufort · 4 · MOD BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
State Center, IA
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
- PM 2.5
- 4.6 μg/m³
- PM 10
- 5.0 μg/m³
- NO₂
- 6.3 μg/m³
- Ozone
- 61.0 μg/m³
- UV Index
- 0.0 Low
State Center, IA
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
10:20 AM
Sunrise
5:49 AM
Daylight
14h 39m
Sunset
8:28 PM
Civil dusk
2:00 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
State Center, IA
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
- Moonrise
- 10:54 AM
- Moonset
- 2:01 AM
- In sign
- ♊︎ Gemini
State Center, IA
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20
Roses Bloom Along the Shelter Rows
plant
State Center at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 28 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
- Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Right now in the garden
Cool-season window is open
As of May 17, the cool-season window is open or about to open. Direct-sow peas, lettuce, spinach, radishes, and brassicas now. Hold off on warm-season crops until 1–2 weeks after the last spring frost (around May).